Text 6 A 11 these changes have m ade us take a different 1 0 0 k at the w orld beyond and our hom e w ith in.Nothing c 0 m e s w ithout a rider in this global m arket.If we w ant t 0 be p a r t 0 f the dazzle and com fort that the w est is know n for, W e h a d better accept som e of its anom alies, too.This is n 0 t t 0 S a that festivals mean something else to the West. →Translation
Text 6 A ll these changes have m ade us take a different l o o k at the w orld beyond and our hom e w ithin.N othing c o m e s w ith o u t a rid er in th is g lo b al m ark et. If w e w ant t o b e p a r t o f the dazzle and com fort that the W est is know n for, w e h a d b etter accep t so m e o f its anom alies, to o . T h is is n o t t o s a y that festivals mean something else to the West
Text 回 7 Be it on the m ainland or in the highly d e ve l o p e d We s t o r i n the poorest of societies,a festival carries the s a m e m e a n i n g People across the w orld celebrate them w ith their f a m i1 y a n d friends.The basic concept is the sam e too, s h a r i n g a f e a s t 0 r a hum ble m eal (w ith a few drinks in som e societies 1 i k e 0 u r and the West). Translation
Text 7 B e it o n th e m a in la n d o r in th e h ig h ly d e v e l o p e d W e s t o r i n th e p o o rest o f so cieties, a festiv al carries th e s a m e m e a n i n g . P eople across the w orld celebrate them w ith their f a m i l y a n d frie n d s. T h e b a sic c o n c e p t is th e sa m e to o , s h a r i n g a f e a s t o r a hum ble m eal (w ith a few drinks in som e societies l i k e o u r s and the West)
Text 8 W e celebrate an occasion to vent our f ee l i n g s, to r e l a x a n d en joy a break from the everyday skulduggery that 1 i f e in t h e s e tim es has becom e.It's apparently no different f r o m t h e b r e a k our ancestors en joyed from the m undane affairs of t h e i r d a i 1 y lives. Translation
Text 8 W e c e le b ra te a n o c c a sio n to v e n t o u r f e e l i n g s , t o r e l a x a n d enjoy a break from the everyday skulduggery th a t l i f e i n t h e s e tim es h as b eco m e. It' s ap p aren tly n o d ifferen t f r o m t h e b r e a k our ancestors enjoyed from the m undane a ffa irs o f t h e i r d a i l y lives
》》 Text 回 9 M ost of the w orld follow s the G regorian C a1enda i n c l u d i n g us,in their day-to-day lives.So the festivals a n d sp e 1 events in that calendar are bound to influence u S T h at W e like m any South,Southeast A sian,M iddle East and p e r h a p S som e indigenous A m erican people,follow the lunar c a 1 e n d a for our festivals is a different Translation
Text 9 M o st o f th e w o rld fo llo w s th e G re g o ria n c a l e n d a r, i n c l u d i n g u s, in th eir d ay -to -d ay liv es. S o th e festiv als a n d s p e c i a l ev en ts in th at calen d ar are b o u n d to in flu en ce u s . T h a t w e , like m any S outh, S outheast A sian, M iddle E ast and p e r h a p s som e indigenous A m erican people, follow the lunar c a l e n d a r for our festivals is a different matter altogether
Text 10 W e cannot afford to be leftuntouched by t h e festive spirit of the w est,w hich doesn't m ean we follow the w estblindly.N ot every thing 8 b 0 u t their culture m ay be good,butdecadence is n 0 t the sole preserve of the w est.No culture in t h e w orld is free of decadence and that include Chinese culture. Translation
Text 10 W e can n o t affo rd to b e left untouched b y t h e festiv e spirit of the W est, w hich doesn 't m ean w e fo llo w th e W est b lin d ly. N o t ev ery th in g a b o u t th eir cu ltu re m ay b e g o o d , b u t decadence is n o t th e so le p reserv e o f th e W est. N o cu ltu re in t h e w o rld is free o f d ecad en ce an d th at in clu d es Chinese culture